ISLAND tennis player Scott Weaver recently undertook the colossal challenge of playing tennis for 24 hours straight, in support of Cancer Research UK.
In memory of his father, Weaver’s marathon effort has so far raised comfortably over £3,000 for the charity.
Despite feeling slightly worse for wear after his gruelling 24 hours, the Island Games star admitted: “This is probably the best thing I’ve done in tennis.
“What this has been able to achieve is really something.
“I knew it would do quite well because it’s a cause a lot of people want to get behind.
“But actually seeing just how many people wanted to get involved, whether it be playing or just coming down to support, that just meant so much to me.”
On top of the support from everyone, in the final hour of his challenge, Weaver was helped over the line by his sister Abbie along with a 30-strong crowd.
“Words can’t describe how proud I am of him,” his sister said.
“And I know our dad would be too.”
The fundraising target set was more than tripled by those who donated, a testament to Weaver and the Jersey tennis community.
“The amount of support he [Scott] has had from his students, club members and our family is overwhelming,” Abbie continued.
The money raised is set to go towards funding lab equipment and specimens, developing novel screening methods and treatments, as well as maintaining critical support networks for those affected by cancer.
“I had been thinking about doing this for a couple of years now, but I didn’t know how to do it,” added the tennis coach.
“I was in town a little while ago and I ended up walking past the Cancer Research shop, so I decided to pop in and find out who to speak to about setting it up.
“I spoke to a lady, explained what I wanted to do and then they helped me set everything up.”
It was as easy as that for the Islander and if you would like to do something similar, Cancer Research UK Jersey can be reached via email at contact@cancerresearchukjersey.org.
Furthermore, if you wish to donate, you can follow the QR code below to Weaver’s donation page.
